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Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Teotihuacan incensario : stage type : hourglass form.
Description
Each incensario or censer is an individual work of art, no two are alike. They can be similar in form, like this modified stage-type censer. Some archaeologists believe this stage incensario represents the Teotihuacan temple and the individual inside the great Goddess. This female deity wears a butterfly headdress and a butterfly buccal plate (mask) in front of her nose and mouth, and holds two scepters made of branches. She is surrounded by eight yellow and red complex flower images and five yellow-crowned quetzal birds. All of these images indicate a goddess of fertility.
Subject
[Ceramic censers--Guatemala, Ceramic sculpture--Guatemala, Art--Guatemala, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 and 900
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Standing Drummer with Double Horned Headdress
Description
This drummer is a musical whistle. Music plays an important role in all societies. Drummers are used to set the rhythm of the music. This drummer wears a double-horned headdress and a pair of armbands.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Zoomorphic Whistle : Bird : Turkey
Description
A Colima ceramicist hand formed and appliqued this zoomorphic whistle. The avian form has a fleshy comb or crest and it displays a splayed tail, but not sufficient details to identify the species.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Colima (State), Whistles--Mexico--Colima (State), Art--Mexico--Colima (State), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 250 B.C. and 250 A.D.
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Six spindle whorls.
Description
Spindle whorls have two parts: a ceramic disc with a hole for a vertical wooden element (thin stick). Animal or plant fibers are attached to the stick and disc which spins. The fibers are twisted together to form a thread or string for weaving or sewing.
Subject
[Spindle-whorls, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
Unknown
Title
Warrior holding a shield and a spear.
Description
An alert warrior looks to the left. He may be acting as a guardian of the tomb and protecting the deceased. The majority of the warrior figures look left to ward off evil suggests there is a deeper meaning.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nayarit, Art--Mexico--Nayarit, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D
Title
Warrior holding a shield and a spear.
Description
An alert warrior looks to the left. He may be acting as a guardian of the tomb and protecting the deceased. The majority of the warrior figures look left to ward off evil suggests there is a deeper meaning.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nayarit, Art--Mexico--Nayarit, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D
Title
Warrior holding a shield and a spear.
Description
An alert warrior looks to the left. He may be acting as a guardian of the tomb and protecting the deceased. The majority of the warrior figures look left to ward off evil suggests there is a deeper meaning.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nayarit, Art--Mexico--Nayarit, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D
Title
Warrior holding a shield and a spear.
Description
An alert warrior looks to the left. He may be acting as a guardian of the tomb and protecting the deceased. The majority of the warrior figures look left to ward off evil suggests there is a deeper meaning.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nayarit, Art--Mexico--Nayarit, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D
Title
Warrior holding a shield and a spear.
Description
An alert warrior looks to the left. He may be acting as a guardian of the tomb and protecting the deceased. The majority of the warrior figures look left to ward off evil suggests there is a deeper meaning.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nayarit, Art--Mexico--Nayarit, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D
Title
Warrior holding a shield and a spear.
Description
An alert warrior looks to the left. He may be acting as a guardian of the tomb and protecting the deceased. The majority of the warrior figures look left to ward off evil suggests there is a deeper meaning.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Nayarit, Art--Mexico--Nayarit, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 300 B.C. and 300 A.D
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Standing female figure wearing a headdress and jewelry.
Description
In a mild or warm climate, there is little need for clothing, just pubic covering. Personal adornment included an animal headdress, ear spools and a pendant necklace. Body paint or chapopote heighten features and decorated the body.
Subject
[Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Art--Mexico--Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave), Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 100 B.C. and 300 A.D.
Title
Small tripodal vessel with hollow rattle feet : incised procession of priests singing or chanting.
Description
This Teotihuacan cylinder is quite unique as a storytelling vessel, which relates a journey past mountains, waterfalls and streams. The journey is shown by means of footprints. The elite figures, known by their elaborate hats, process past natural wonders under the protection of an astronomical phenomenon.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Art--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 150 and 750
Title
Small tripodal vessel with hollow rattle feet : incised procession of priests singing or chanting.
Description
This Teotihuacan cylinder is quite unique as a storytelling vessel, which relates a journey past mountains, waterfalls and streams. The journey is shown by means of footprints. The elite figures, known by their elaborate hats, process past natural wonders under the protection of an astronomical phenomenon.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Art--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 150 and 750
Title
Small tripodal vessel with hollow rattle feet : incised procession of priests singing or chanting.
Description
This Teotihuacan cylinder is quite unique as a storytelling vessel, which relates a journey past mountains, waterfalls and streams. The journey is shown by means of footprints. The elite figures, known by their elaborate hats, process past natural wonders under the protection of an astronomical phenomenon.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Art--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 150 and 750
Title
Small tripodal vessel with hollow rattle feet : incised procession of priests singing or chanting.
Description
This Teotihuacan cylinder is quite unique as a storytelling vessel, which relates a journey past mountains, waterfalls and streams. The journey is shown by means of footprints. The elite figures, known by their elaborate hats, process past natural wonders under the protection of an astronomical phenomenon.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Art--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 150 and 750
Title
Small tripodal vessel with hollow rattle feet : incised procession of priests singing or chanting.
Description
This Teotihuacan cylinder is quite unique as a storytelling vessel, which relates a journey past mountains, waterfalls and streams. The journey is shown by means of footprints. The elite figures, known by their elaborate hats, process past natural wonders under the protection of an astronomical phenomenon.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Art--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 150 and 750
Title
Small tripodal vessel with hollow rattle feet : incised procession of priests singing or chanting.
Description
This Teotihuacan cylinder is quite unique as a storytelling vessel, which relates a journey past mountains, waterfalls and streams. The journey is shown by means of footprints. The elite figures, known by their elaborate hats, process past natural wonders under the protection of an astronomical phenomenon.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Art--Mexico--Teotihuacán Valley, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 150 and 750
Title
Large huastec zoomorphic pouring vessel.
Description
A zoomorphic vessel resembling a rodent-like creature with an elaborately painted body. The strap handle facilitates handling and the tail spout allows for control pouring. In Mesoamerica the number three refers to the three realms; the heavens or the sky, the earth or the living world, and the underworld or the land of the dead.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Pánuco River, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Pánuco River, Huastec art--Mexico--Pánuco River, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1450
Title
Large huastec zoomorphic pouring vessel.
Description
A zoomorphic vessel resembling a rodent-like creature with an elaborately painted body. The strap handle facilitates handling and the tail spout allows for control pouring. In Mesoamerica the number three refers to the three realms; the heavens or the sky, the earth or the living world, and the underworld or the land of the dead.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Pánuco River, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Pánuco River, Huastec art--Mexico--Pánuco River, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1450
Title
Large huastec zoomorphic pouring vessel.
Description
A zoomorphic vessel resembling a rodent-like creature with an elaborately painted body. The strap handle facilitates handling and the tail spout allows for control pouring. In Mesoamerica the number three refers to the three realms; the heavens or the sky, the earth or the living world, and the underworld or the land of the dead.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Pánuco River, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Pánuco River, Huastec art--Mexico--Pánuco River, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1450
Title
Large huastec zoomorphic pouring vessel.
Description
A zoomorphic vessel resembling a rodent-like creature with an elaborately painted body. The strap handle facilitates handling and the tail spout allows for control pouring. In Mesoamerica the number three refers to the three realms; the heavens or the sky, the earth or the living world, and the underworld or the land of the dead.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Pánuco River, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Pánuco River, Huastec art--Mexico--Pánuco River, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1450
Title
Large huastec zoomorphic pouring vessel.
Description
A zoomorphic vessel resembling a rodent-like creature with an elaborately painted body. The strap handle facilitates handling and the tail spout allows for control pouring. In Mesoamerica the number three refers to the three realms; the heavens or the sky, the earth or the living world, and the underworld or the land of the dead.
Subject
[Ceramic tableware--Mexico--Pánuco River, Ceramic sculpture--Mexico--Pánuco River, Huastec art--Mexico--Pánuco River, Indigenous peoples--Antiquities]
Date
between 900 and 1450
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